Microsoft 2.0: Pre-order and save five percent more

Just after Microsoft's three-week ultimatum to Yahoo is up, my book about Microsoft's future (Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post Gates Era) should be out.

I've tried to keep the book promotion to a minimum on this blog. But in the name of saving money, I wanted to mention that by pre-ordering the book via Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com, you can save five percent more on top of the already discounted pre-order price. (The offer is good through May 12, 2008, which is the official launch date for this title.)

Because this is a book about Microsoft's future and not Microsoft's past, I'll be providing updates to what's in the print version via a separate Microsoft 2.0 book site that I'm building out now. (Stay tuned for more on that.) That way, as the Yahoo-Microsoft saga continues to evolve; the company begins to roll out some of its secret (and not-so-secret) services; and Windows 7, Pink/eLive and other new business and consumer initiatives covered in the book begin to materialize, Microsoft 2.0 will "live" on.

If you've already bought your copy, thanks. I hope I'll have the opportunity to sign it for you at a Microsoft show or other event later this year.